[SOLVED] Dual monitor with dedicated and integrated graphics doesn't work

[Jacob 51]

I tried to dual monitor with my HD 2500 (core i5 3470) and GT 1030 GDDR5. But on the screen with the integrated GPU, only the taskbar and home desktop is visible. Mouse pointer does not show up and programs do not display. The dedicated works as normal.

I wanna use this integrated monitor for background and dedicated for gaming. The only reason I'm not using the dedicated for both is that it would only mirror the screens and there is only one HDMI port so I'll have to use the VGA port which does not run on high resolutions like 1080p.

 

[Howardohyea]

technically VGA will run 1080P 60, and from what I can gather getting the correct displays on two different GPUs is hard, if not impossible.

As to the screens being mirrored, you can change that, click the notification icon on the lower right, click "project" and then "extend" (I'm assuming Windows 10). If that setting is not visible click "expand"

 

[Jacob 51]

technically VGA will run 1080P 60, and from what I can gather getting the correct displays on two different GPUs is hard, if not impossible.

As to the screens being mirrored, you can change that, click the notification icon on the lower right, click "project" and then "extend" (I'm assuming Windows 10). If that setting is not visible click "expand"

VGA does not give me an option for 1080p. I'd like to assume that its because of my monitor having the resolution of 1366x768

 

[Howardohyea]

try using the 1030 for all the tasks, tell me how that goes and if it works

 

[Jacob 51]

try using the 1030 for all the tasks, tell me how that goes and if it works

try using the 1030 for all the tasks, tell me how that goes and if it works

BTW, can I use the GT 1030 for both the monitors? Like one monitor for gaming and one for browsing?

 

[dotas1]

BTW, can I use the GT 1030 for both the monitors? Like one monitor for gaming and one for browsing?

Yes. I use 2 and sometimes 3 monitor setup with the 2 being always connected to my GPU and the third connected to my integrated graphics.